Healing Emotional Eating

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #66: Jumpstarting My Course Correction To continue last week’s discussion, I thought that once I had my terrific breakthrough, I would stop my recent comfort and emotional eating. However, this didn’t happen. Join me today as I share about my continuing comfort and emotional eating, the breakthroughs I have [...] The post HEE 066: Jumpstarting My Course Correction appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #65: Heartbreak and Elbow Room As we focus on healing our emotional eating, can we expect to arrive at the point where we never do it again? Maybe so, but in my case, I know it’s not possible. Actually, I am happy about this, given my history of needing [...] The post HEE 065: Heartbreak and Elbow Room appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #64: Balance and Self-Discovery When I would start yet another attempt to lose weight, oftentimes I would break my diet because the weight wasn’t coming off fast enough. My weight loss was simply taking too long! Have you felt like the time it takes to lose weight is like [...] The post HEE 064: Balance and Self-Discovery appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #63: Mini Breakdowns, Major Breakthroughs Breakdowns and breakthroughs… are you KIDDING me? Today’s topic might feel like one to avoid like the plague. However, today we will explore the idea of breakdowns and breakthroughs in a way that might just surprise and delight you! There’s nothing like hearing a [...] The post HEE 063: Mini Breakdowns, Major Breakthroughs appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #62: The Courage to Feel “Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion and knowledge.” Plato For decades, my daily behavior was all about eating to avoid my emotions. I was afraid that if I ever started to express my rage and pain, I wouldn’t be able to [...] The post HEE 062: The Courage To Feel appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #61: Is Being Protected the Answer? Even though I have learned how to lose weight and keep it off by healing my emotional eating, I happily acknowledge that this is an ongoing journey. I continue to explore how my non-preferred experiences serve me exactly as they are, and recently [...] The post HEE 061: Is Being Protected the Answer? appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #60: New Day Inspiration Part 4 I can remember feeling like an outsider. Wherever fun and inspirational things were happening, I wanted to be part of them. I figured the inspiration would rub off on me. But did it? Nope. Join me today as we explore the difference between [...] The post HEE 060: New Day Inspiration Part 4 appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #59: New Day Inspiration Part 3 Disrupt (verb): “To interrupt the normal course.” Each episode of this podcast invites you to look at weight loss from a different perspective. Weight loss and dieting appear to go hand in hand, but perhaps linking them is why many of us gain [...] The post HEE 059: New Day Inspiration Part 3 appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Inspiration (noun): “The process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.” If being inspired is a vital component of being able to lose weight and keep it off, where does inspiration begin? Is it possible to actively cultivate inspiration? I believe so! Join me today for a simple [...] The post HEE 058: New Day Inspiration Part 2 appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #57: New Day Inspiration and Motivation Oftentimes simple awareness can be the momentum you need to kick start a new journey. Join me today for a closer look at inspiration and motivation, which are the two vital components for healing emotional eating to be able to lose weight and [...] The post HEE 057: New Day Inspiration and Motivation appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #56: Skipping or Quicksand? Are you feeling rushed and restless about losing weight? Are you looking to do it quickly to feel better about yourself? In my experience, I was finally able to lose weight and keep it off after learning to value myself exactly as I was. Lightening [...] The post HEE 056: Skipping or Quicksand? appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #55: Leading the Dance According to Britannica.com, one definition of “Dance,” is the movement of the body in a rhythmic way, usually to music and within a given space, for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion. Join me today as I share how your relationship with eating [...] The post HEE 055: Leading the Dance appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #54: Your Emotional Eating Cycle I used to think that I was damaged and worthless because I couldn’t control my eating. But, did you know that there is a predictable cycle to emotional eating that is common for many of us? Join me today as I share an article [...] The post HEE 054: Your Emotional Eating Cycle appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #53: Emotional Health Assistance? I received an email asking for guidance on finding a therapist for support with healing emotional eating. The decision to reach out for professional help is very personal. Do you believe that seeking professional counseling or therapy is a sign of weakness or something to be [...] The post HEE 053: Emotional Health Assistance? appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #52: Kooky Acceptance Do you eat to try to forget your sadness or anger? That was me in a nutshell. I thought I would SNAP and be carried off to an insane asylum if I expressed them! However, learning to express them safely helped me break my habit of [...] The post HEE 052: Kooky Acceptance appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #51: Curious Connections One of the stories I tell myself is that I am generally shy. However, at further examination, my shyness (and my comfort eating) was my way of protecting myself after being wounded as a child. What stories do you believe about yourself that aren’t necessarily connected [...] The post HEE 051: Curious Connections appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #50: Get Comfortable in Your Own Skin Clichés are catchy phrases or terms that were once thought-provoking, but could now be considered overused and stale. This week’s title may qualify for being the king of all clichés, however make no mistake about it - - getting comfortable in your [...] The post HEE 050: Get Comfortable in Your Own Skin appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #49: Starting at the Beginning I was stumped for years by my illustrious career in yo-yo dieting. My obsession with losing weight and keeping it off wasn’t enough to help me achieve it. I came to understand that I always tried to stop eating my favorite comfort foods before [...] The post HEE 049: Starting at the Beginning appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #48: Your Power to Create How can you transform a perhaps overused phrase into a simple yet effective way to help you lose weight and keep it off? Join me today to explore your amazing power to create in a very practical way, and to easily recognize how it [...] The post HEE 048: Your Power to Create appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #47: The Real Deal Journey to Heal Can down be up and left be right? Sometimes, focusing in a different direction can lead you where you want to go. Join me today to hear about my success with healing emotional eating to lose weight and keep it off by [...] The post HEE 047: The Real Deal Journey to Heal appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #46: Eating Obsession and The Gift of Time Are you obsessed with eating like I am? If so, fear not! Consider that your eating obsession can help you lose weight and keep it off. What??? Yes, indeed! And, we will explore how in this episode. We will also talk [...] The post HEE 046: Eating Obsession and The Gift of Time appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #45: Romance and Weight Gain A friend of mine once said that being in a relationship can make you blow up like you're sucking water from a fire hose. Can you relate to this just like my friend and me? Join me today as I answer a question from [...] The post HEE 045: Romance and Weight Gain appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #44: Identifying Your Passion Do you feel like you are missing the boat by not knowing what your passion is? Are you frustrated in your attempts to discover it? Join me today as I share some ideas that can help guide you to identify your passion – you might [...] The post HEE 044: Identifying Your Passion appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #43: Anticipating the Storms How can something as simple as observing the weather help you make peace with your emotions? How can thinking about the elements help you curb your emotional eating? And, join me today for a unique way to help you shift your relationship with your favorite [...] The post HEE 043: Anticipating the Storms appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #42: The Great Transformer Feeling self-pity and unable to thrive – that was me in a nutshell. Why do we avoid talking about these things? And why was transforming them so critical to my weight loss success? Join me today as we explore our deepest truths – the ones [...] The post HEE 042: The Great Transformer appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #41: Wacky Weight Loss When does going on diet after diet after diet get old, especially when you can’t seem to keep off the weight? Is it possible to color outside the dieting lines to finally be able to lose weight and keep it off? Join me today as [...] The post HEE 041: Wacky Weight Loss appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #40: Just Imagine! Can you imagine losing weight and keeping it off by putting diet and exercise in a supporting role? Is an alternative approach to successful weight loss even possible? Yes! I was finally able to achieve my weight loss goals after I stopped focusing on diet and [...] The post HEE 040: Just Imagine! appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #39: Embracing Your Quirks Are you hyper-critical of yourself to the point where you believe you must be different to be lovable? Do you think that you need to hide or fix your quirks before you can feel good about yourself? Are you ashamed or embarrassed about the little [...] The post HEE 039: Embracing Your Quirks appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #38: A Tidbit About Eating When you think or talk about losing weight, do you automatically think about what diet to try? Are you preoccupied with what foods to eat and/or avoid to lose weight? Are you a pro at starting a diet and then beating yourself up when [...] The post HEE 038: A Tidbit About Eating appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #37: The Permission to Dream Again Do you wake up in the morning feeling the burden of being overweight? Do you have a feeling of sadness or a sense of inner heaviness when you think about your weight? Why can the thought of losing weight feel so overwhelming? Join [...] The post HEE 037: The Permission to Dream Again appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #36: Your Body is Your Buddy How is your comfort level with your body? Do you feel good within it, or do you have issues with it to the point where you don’t even want to think about it? Well, join the club on that one! Thinking about my [...] The post HEE 036: Your Body is Your Buddy appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #35: Pain is Pain Do you sometimes find yourself thinking that others have had a harder life than you have? Do you then feel badly about feeling badly when it comes to your own “lesser” challenges? What’s really at work when we are comparing our challenges to someone else’s? [...] The post HEE 035: Pain is Pain appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #34: The Science of Self-Compassion Is being hard on yourself a full-time job? Are you so used to beating yourself up that you don’t give it a second thought anymore? According to Charlotte Lieberman, author of a New York Times article entitled, “Why You Should Stop Being So Hard [...] The post HEE 034: The Science of Self-Compassion appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #33: Reconnecting with the Fun Stuff Because I constantly ate to comfort myself and to avoid my challenging emotions, I was not successful with dieting and exercise to lose weight and keep it off. And yet, after decades of low self-esteem, obesity and yo-yo dieting, I was finally able [...] The post HEE 033: Reconnecting with the Fun Stuff appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #32: Embracing the Unexpected So, what happens when things don’t go as planned? How do you respond when you experience something that is unexpected and definitely non-preferred? Join me as I share a recent unexpected and non-preferred experience of my own, and how I am responding to it. You [...] The post HEE 032: Embracing the Unexpected appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #31: About the Reconnection Journey Sometimes breaking an old habit isn’t too hard -- sometimes it’s just about making the decision to do it. But what might the journey be like with something that is so deeply rooted that you don’t even know it’s a habit that can be [...] The post HEE 031: About the Reconnection Journey appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #30: The Monster and the Hotel Buffet What is it about eating that is so awesome to the point of not wanting to stop, especially if you eat for comfort or to squash your challenging emotions? Join me today as I break one of my own rules and talk [...] The post HEE 030: The Monster and the Hotel Buffet appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #29: Your Personal Zip Code Releasing self-judgment is so important in being able to heal emotional eating, lose weight and keep it off, but it isn’t easy to do. Actually, it can be one of the most challenging things to do, especially if you are in the habit of [...] The post HEE 029: Your Personal Zip Code appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #28: The Art of Inner Alignment “I used to think that I would be happy once I lost weight, however when I was happy first, that’s when I lost weight for good.” This is something I say again and again. We are ending putting the cart before the horse [...] The post HEE 028: The Art of Inner Alignment appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #27: Feeling at Home Within Yourself Transforming your limiting beliefs and assumptions about life can catapult you into the thrill zone (and sustainable weight loss can soon follow)! The question is, how do you uncover and transform what may be holding you back from feeling amazing about yourself and [...] The post HEE 027: Feeling at Home Within Yourself appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #26: The Importance of Sugar What are your favorite comfort food-like substances? Are you a sweets person just like me? Or do you like the salty, crunchy stuff? Whatever your preference, today we are going to talk about how accepting your love for them is what can help you [...] The post HEE 026: The Importance of Sugar appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #25: Clicking Off of Automatic Pilot Are you in a seemingly endless loop of self-criticism? Are you so familiar with it that you have accepted that this just the way it is for you? In today’s episode, I will share a simple technique that can help you get off [...] The post HEE 025: Clicking Off of Automatic Pilot appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #24: The Weight of Disapproval Has anyone ever told you that you’re too sensitive? Do you sometimes get mad at yourself for feeling too deeply and then reaching for ice cream to distract or comfort yourself? Well, join the club! Today we’re going to shed some much-needed light on [...] The post HEE 024: The Weight of Disapproval appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #23: When Successful Weight Loss Goes South Like me, do you have a PhD in dieting and yo-yo dieting? Can you remember the exact moment when you went off your diet (yet again) after feeling stressed or disappointed? Today I'll tell you about an old habit that would send [...] The post HEE 023: When Successful Weight Loss Goes South appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #22: Pound Cake and Your Nurturing Voice As a pound cake (and all things sugar) addict, what could possibly help me lose weight and keep it off? Yes, the connection with my nurturing voice made all the difference in the world! Join me today as I talk about how [...] The post HEE 022: Pound Cake and Your Nurturing Voice appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #21: Coming of Age Today’s episode marks the culmination of the tools and ideas we have discussed to date. You might not be surprised about what the previous episodes all boil down to, which is a very common and simple idea that folks around the world frequently discuss. I [...] The post HEE 021: Coming of Age appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #20: Tending to the Roots We eat to calm ourselves or to avoid uncomfortable emotions, yet when we talk about wanting to lose weight, why do we typically focus on changing our eating and exercise habits first? Why is shifting this important for sustainable weight loss? By listening to [...] The post HEE 020: Tending to the Roots appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #19: The Gift of Yo-Yo Dieting If we can get soooo mad at ourselves about it -- how can yo-yo dieting possibly be seen as a gift? Although it may seem unimaginable, by listening to this episode, you might just walk away with a new sense of respect for [...] The post HEE 019: The Gift of Yo-Yo Dieting appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #18: Sustainable Weight Loss – A New Perspective If we eat for comfort, friendship or to soothe our challenging emotions, why is losing weight and keeping it off nearly impossible? How can we see weight loss differently to be able to keep it off? As famed architect Walter Gropius [...] The post HEE 018: Sustainable Weight Loss – A New Perspective appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #17: Decoding Your Yukky Patterns Do you feel like you want to pull your hair out when you encounter the same unwanted type of situation again and again? Do you sometimes think that you’ll never get what you want because the same old yukky stuff keeps happening in your [...] The post HEE 017: Decoding Your Yukky Patterns appeared first on Janet D Thomas.

Welcome to Healing Emotional Eating Episode #16: About Depression For many of us, depression and emotional eating or comfort eating go hand in hand. But what if we look at the idea of depression with fresh eyes and an open heart? What can we learn about ourselves? And, most importantly, how can we effectively respond [...] The post HEE 016: About Depression appeared first on Janet D Thomas.